Opinion
Digitalisation without rights protections
By Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa OverviewInternational actors funding Digital Public Infrastructure in post-conflict societies risk creating surveillance systems whilst pursuing economic inclusion. Drawing on...
System change needed in Malaiyagam
By Dr. Jehan Perera The impact of cyclone Ditwah was asymmetric. The rains and floods affected the Central Hills more severely than the other parts...
A republic without a roadmap
At 78 years of independence, Sri Lanka stands as a nation rich in potential yet chronically poor in direction. Sri Lanka’s is not...
Analysis of significant concerns on the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill
By Center for Policy Alternatives The draft Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (Bill) was published on the website of the Ministry...
Land ownership, use, alienation, development: Revisiting the proposed Kivul Oya project
By Centre for Policy Alternatives Recent media reports indicate the revival of the proposed Kivul Oya Project under the Mahaweli L Scheme, which...
Independent meditations
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “Time will say nothing but I told you so…” – WH Auden (If I Could Tell You) Martin Wickramasinghe was...
Sri Lanka looks to an eventful 2026
By Col. R. Hariharan Sri Lanka had weathered political, economic and climatic maelstrom in the last three years after the Aragalaya – spontaneous uprising of...
The Nipah virus demands vigilance, not panic
By Dr. Charuni Kohombange In the first epidemiological bulletin of 2026, released by the WHO’s South-East Asia Region (WHO SEARO) Office, health officials...
